bursting (forth)

present participle of burst (forth)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bursting (forth)
Verb
  • Videos show flashbang grenades erupting on the street, followed by residents of the building—children among them—being led to a parking lot across the street.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
  • During its first flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in 2005, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic water ice plumes erupting into space from the moon’s south pole.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is, to United’s dismay, a definite trend of players breaking out of Old Trafford and finding a new lease of life.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Cuban officials on Friday said that Joanne Chesimard, who was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, has died in Havana decades after breaking out of prison and escaping to the communist island.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Russia fired a total of 595 exploding drones and decoys and 48 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said Sunday.
    Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The virtual sweepstakes games are exploding in popularity.
    CalMatters, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Bursting (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bursting%20%28forth%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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